More than 1.5million Premium Bond prizes are unclaimed – have you won?
MORE than 1.5million Premium Bonds prizes are still unclaimed - and five are worth more than £100,000.
There's no time limit for claims and there's an easy way to check to see if you're due for a windfall.
The unclaimed Premium Bonds prizes are worth more than £60 million, and range from £25 handouts to £100,000.
Some prizes have been unclaimed since the sixth ever Premium Bonds draw in November 1957 - and the money is still up for grabs 61 years later.
Latest figures from National Savings and Investments (NS&I) - which runs Premium Bonds - show that there are 1,527,932 unclaimed Premium Bonds prizes as of September 2018.
It has also revealed how many prizes are yet to be claimed by region, and by the value of each prize.
How do I check if I have an unclaimed Premium Bond prize?
IT depends on how much information you have about your Premium Bonds or NS&I account - but you can claim even if you've forgotten all details. Here's how:
If you have your Premium Bonds holder number - Visit the website, or download its , which will tell you if you've won each month or if you have any unclaimed prizes once you enter your holder number.
If you don't know your holder number but have an NS&I number - It'll be on any letters you have from NS&I and you can use it to log in to the NS&I website with your surname and password to find your holder number on your account details page. The prize checker app also lets you use your NS&I number to check for unclaimed prizes.
If you have forgotten your holder number or NS&I number - Phone NS&I on 08085 007 007 or write to it and ask for a replacement Bond record. You will have to provide personal details to verify your claim. NS&I also has a service that can . You will have to fill out personal detials, including how many Premium Bonds you hold and how long you've had them for.
These just include prizes that have not been claimed in the last 18 months, reports - so there may be even more waiting to be won.
Premium bonds are just like normal savings accounts that let you take money in and out whenever you want - with one key difference.
Instead of interest being paid every month, the money you put into the account works as tickets for a monthly prize draw that could earn you anywhere between £25 and £1million, tax-free.
If you have a claim for a prize, you will need to write to NS&I by post at NS&I, Glasgow, G58 1SB, giving as many personal details and information about your account as possible. Full details of what information to include are on the .
Prizes will be paid into your bank account if you are a phone or online customer, otherwise they will be sent out as a warrant, which is like a cheque.
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If the holder of the Premium Bonds has died, you can still claim on their behalf with a form which you can find on the .
The money will then be sent to the holder of the deceased person's estate.
The winners of September's Premium Bond prizes were announced earlier this month - and two people scooped the £1million jackpot.
Premium Bonds aren't the only service owing you hundreds of pounds. We've revealed six companies that could owe you cash - and how to claim it back.
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